ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team opens up AMCC Tournament play on Wednesday as they host Mt. Aloysius at 1 p.m.
Records:
No. 2 Behrend: 12-4 (7-1 AMCC)
No. 3 Mt. Aloysius: 8-5-4 (6-2 AMCC)
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No 2. Behrend News & Notes:
* Behrend enters play as the No. 2 seed with their only loss coming to Medaille in the last game of the regular season
* The Lions lead the AMCC in goals against in conference play allowing just two scores while outscoring opponents by 18
* Behrend's 18 different goal scorers led the conference in the regular season
* Cameron Eckberg (Westmoreland City, PA/Norwin) leads the Lions in points with eight goals and two helpers
* Junior Tyler Vandemerwe (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) leads Behrend in assists during conference play with three
* Goalkeeper Sam York (Akron, OH/Revere) got the start in seven AMCC contests, registering a conference leading 0.29 goals against average and five shutouts
* The Lions are 7-0 at home this season
No. 3 Mt. Aloysius News & Notes:
* The Mounties' two losses came against the top two seeds, Medaille and Behrend
* Mt. Aloysius defeated No. 6 Pitt-Greensburg in the opening round of the tournament, 4-0
* Tevin Beadle scored twice in the win and pushed his goal total to five on the year
* Juan Camacho is the Mounties leading point-getter with 18 points, 16 of which being goals (8)
* Goalkeeper Luke Priestley was third in the AMCC in goals against when facing a conference opponent with seven
* A mark of 3.88 goals per game against AMCC opponents ranks them second in the conference
Series History:
* Behrend holds the advantage with a 17-1-1 record all-time over Mt. Aloysius
* The Mounties last win came in 2014 in a 2-1 decision
* The last time these two met in the playoffs was during the 2019 semifinals
AMCC Tournament Schedule:
First Round: Saturday, September 30:
Game 1: #5 Alfred St. d. #4 Pitt-Bradford, 2-0
Game 2: #3 Mt. Aloysius d. #6 Pitt-Greensburg, 4-0
Semifinals: Wednesday, November 3
Game 3: #3 Mt. Aloysius at #2 Penn State Behrend
Game 4: #5 Alfred St. at #1 Medaille
Finals: Saturday, November 6
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 at higher seed